SPMW Nanomechanics: from nanotechnology to biology

12 Dec 2006 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Elisa Riedo

The development of new materials with size of few nanometers has opened a new field of scientific and technological research. The goal is to develop faster and better communication systems and …

https://nanohub.org/resources/2101

SPMW Nonlinear dynamics in AFM - chaos and parametric resonance

05 Jan 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Arvind Raman

The field of nonlinear dynamics deals with mathematical techniques to study the nonlinear equations that serve as models of physical systems. The benefits of using nonlinear dynamics concepts to …

https://nanohub.org/resources/2238

SPMW Mechanisms of atomic friction studied by friction force microscopy

12 Dec 2006 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Ernst Meyer

Force microscopy is a versatile instrument to investigate physical phenomena on surfaces. The first emphasis is on the study of friction on the nanometer-scale, also called nanotribology. It will be …

https://nanohub.org/resources/2102

Atomic Force Microscopy

01 Dec 2005 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Arvind Raman

Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) is an indispensible tool in nano science for the fabrication, metrology, manipulation, and property characterization of nanostructures. This tutorial reviews some of the …

https://nanohub.org/resources/520